Tag Archive for 'Stick'

The wooden tools found at the site of Gantangqing in China. Image credit: Liu et al., doi: 10.1126/science.adr8540.

300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Discovered in China

Jul 3, 2025 by News Staff

Archaeologists have unearthed an assemblage of 35 wooden tools — digging sticks and small, complete, hand-held pointed tools — at the Early...

The 476,000-year-old structural unit formed by two overlapping logs. Image credit: Barham et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06557-9.

476,000-Year-Old Wooden Structure Unearthed in Zambia

Sep 20, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists have found an ancient wooden structure at the archaeological site of Kalambo Falls in Zambia. This structure — dated to about 476,000...

The 300,000-year-old double-pointed wooden stick at the site of Schöningen in Germany. Image credit: Peter Pfarr.

Middle Pleistocene Humans Possessed Sophisticated Woodworking Skills, Study Reveals

Jul 20, 2023 by News Staff

An analysis of a 300,000-year-old double-pointed wooden stick from the Middle Pleistocene site of Schöningen, Germany, shows it was scraped, seasoned...

The 300,000-year-old wooden throwing stick at Schöningen 13 II-4, Germany. Image credit: Alexander Gonschior.

300,000-Year-Old Wooden Throwing Stick Found in Germany

May 22, 2020 by Sergio Prostak

A team of archaeologists from the University of Tübingen and the University of Liège has unearthed a well-preserved wooden throwing stick at the Middle...